Movie·2000·1h 26m
Turn It Up
How you gonna win?
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.
Producer
Lester Parris, Guy Oseary
Cinematography
Hubert Taczanowski
Music
Frank Fitzpatrick
Editor
Jeff Freeman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
30 votes
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// cast
Cast
Pras Michel
Denzel / Diamond
Ja Rule
David 'Gage' Williams
Jason Statham
Mr. B
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cliff
Tamala Jones
Kia
John Ralston
Mr. White
Chris Messina
Baz
Eugene Clark
Marshall
Derwin Jordan
Seamus
Patrice Goodman
Jane
Chang Tseng
Mr. Chang
Harry-O
Master Mix
Elain R. Graham
Rose
Faith Evans
Natalie
Melyssa Ford
Deborah
Jeff Jones
Minister
LeRoy Allen
Security Guard
Shinehead
Smiley
// crew
Crew
Lester Parris
Executive Producer
Guy Oseary
Producer
Gary Ventimiglia
Executive Producer
Lennox Parris
Executive Producer
Frank Fitzpatrick
Original Music Composer
Robert Adetuyi
Director, Screenplay
Jeff Freeman
Editor
Hubert Taczanowski
Director of Photography
Pras Michel
Producer
Happy Walters
Producer
E. Bennett Walsh
Producer
Ray 'Cory' Daniels
Story
Chris Hudson
Story
Kelly Hilaire
Story
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